Song · Tommy James and the Shondells
“Mony Mony” by Tommy James and the Shondells
From the album Mony Mony (1968)
“Mony Mony” by Tommy James and the Shondells appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1968 on the album Mony Mony. Its best result is #398 on the WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,459 indie & aaa song of all time.
"Mony Mony" shares its name with the 1968 Tommy James and the Shondells album it came from, and it was the second single the American pop-rock band pulled off that record: a stomper made for jukeboxes and dance floors. James wrote it with Bobby Bloom, Ritchie Cordell and Bo Gentry.
It went all the way to number one in Britain and number three back home, and film and television have kept it in circulation ever since, Oliver Stone's drama Heaven & Earth among them. When Billy Idol's cover became a hit in 1987, it sent a fresh crowd back to the Shondells' original.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 403 | WNEW-FM | WNEW Firecracker 500 (1991) | 500 |
| 2023 | 398 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2026 | 691 | WYEP | WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time | 1180 |
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